tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post3948663608267130281..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Front yard bamboo transformationGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-48545824445640126462015-11-30T15:39:27.950-08:002015-11-30T15:39:27.950-08:00Lynette, I cut off the culms as close to the groun...Lynette, I cut off the culms as close to the ground as possible. I did NOT cut into the woody mass underground to reduce the clump size. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-6776397505559034122015-11-30T15:36:23.229-08:002015-11-30T15:36:23.229-08:00I planted five large clumps of bamboo Alfonzo Karr...I planted five large clumps of bamboo Alfonzo Karr last year and they need to be kept within bounds. Did you use your electric saw to cut the stalks AND into the ground to reduce the clump size? ThanksLynetteLemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941678466014376961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-21682380309340401662015-11-25T20:49:21.684-08:002015-11-25T20:49:21.684-08:00Your memory is not faulty in the least. The culm s...Your memory is not faulty in the least. The culm sheaths on bamboo do have small needle-like hairs that get stuck in your skin similar to oputia glochids. I always wear gloves.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-66826301341898411002015-11-25T20:47:56.948-08:002015-11-25T20:47:56.948-08:00Not too bad, thanks to that reciprocating saw.Not too bad, thanks to that reciprocating saw.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-71965051469784052642015-11-25T20:33:47.801-08:002015-11-25T20:33:47.801-08:00Looks terrific. I LOL'ed at Loree's commen...Looks terrific. I LOL'ed at Loree's comment, but she's right -- "Yowza, that Sago!" <br /><br />When I was a little kid we had some bamboo, and I seem to remember getting lots of tiny black splinters from toting culms (bare-handed, bare-armed) to the trash bins. Faulty memory, maybe...?Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-83928865511628055512015-11-22T19:36:48.946-08:002015-11-22T19:36:48.946-08:00It looks great but, wow, what a lot of work that m...It looks great but, wow, what a lot of work that must have been!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-13058050368322904742015-11-22T11:25:08.024-08:002015-11-22T11:25:08.024-08:00Clumping bamboos are like puppies. Nothing to be a...Clumping bamboos are like puppies. Nothing to be afraid of. They're not going to take over your yard. And cutting down what you don't want is easy.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-4046076016635624712015-11-22T11:23:57.906-08:002015-11-22T11:23:57.906-08:00Actually, it was less than two hours of work. The ...Actually, it was less than two hours of work. The electric saw made quick work of those culms. And since we have curbside yard waste pickup in Davis, all we had to do was make two piles in the street.<br /><br />I'm still amazed by how large that sago palm has gotten all of a sudden. This year's flush added a dozen huge leaves.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-64628636318815767122015-11-22T11:21:39.211-08:002015-11-22T11:21:39.211-08:00I bet the sago palm feels the same way!I bet the sago palm feels the same way!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-30210274013109569392015-11-22T10:03:00.859-08:002015-11-22T10:03:00.859-08:00Okay, I'm a little less afraid of bamboo now.....Okay, I'm a little less afraid of bamboo now....just a little. Good work!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-74859371800537988782015-11-22T08:24:37.634-08:002015-11-22T08:24:37.634-08:00That must have been a heck of a job. It looks won...That must have been a heck of a job. It looks wonderful now, and the Cycad deserves the spotlight. Do you save any stalks for use as supports or decoration? Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-39475532787637334812015-11-21T22:24:34.274-08:002015-11-21T22:24:34.274-08:00Wow! From "what Sago?" to "look at ...Wow! From "what Sago?" to "look at that Sago!"... nice work.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-65009774417255502392015-11-21T15:45:20.816-08:002015-11-21T15:45:20.816-08:00That's my approach to hair cuts as well, LOL. ...That's my approach to hair cuts as well, LOL. Take off a little more than I ideally want so I won't have to come back so soon :-)Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-60725074392904350332015-11-21T15:32:48.501-08:002015-11-21T15:32:48.501-08:00That's definitely a thinning! At first I thoug...That's definitely a thinning! At first I thought it was a bit too extreme for me, but now I see what you mean about "airy". (I won't be thinning my own bamboos to this extent though...)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.com